DISTRICT PROFILE INTRODUCTION

is one of the thirty-eight districts of the State of . It was formed in 1981, separated from district.

 Madhepura district is surrounded by and districts in the north, and districts in the south, district in the east and in the West.

 Madhepura district is situated in the Plains of River Koshi and located in the Northeastern part of Bihar.

HISTORICAL BACKGROUND

 Madhepura stands at the centre of Kosi ravine, it was called Madhyapura- a place centrally situated which was subsequently transformed as Madhipura into present Madhepura.

 Madhepura is known to be the meditation ground for Lord Shiva and other Gods.

 Madhepura finds reference in the Indian epics Ramayan and Mahabharat.

 Kushan dynasty has also resided in Madhepura. Bhant Community, the decedents of Kushan dynasty .

 In ancient times Madhepura was governed by Desh. It was also governed by Maurya, Sunga, Kanva and Kushan dynasties.

 During Mughal period Madhepura remained under Sarkar Tirhut. A mosque of the time of Akbar is still present in Sarsandi village under Uda-Kishunganj.

ADMINISTRATIVE  Madhepura city is the district headquarters.  Madhepura district is divide into 2 sub-divisions,  Madhepura  Uda Krishanganj  Madhepura district has been divided into 13 municipal blocks:

o Madhepura o Shankarpur o

o Singheshwar o

o o Purani

o Gamhariya o

o Ghelardh o

o Kumarkhand o Uda Krishanganj

 Total number of Panchayats in Madhepura district 170.  Madhepura district has 449 number of revenue villages.

ECONOMIC PROFILE

 Having its background in agriculture, wood and wooden based furniture and steel fabrication units.  primarily has an agrarian economy, being dependent mainly on agriculture and small businesses.  huge potentiality in the district for various types of Industries in the field of food and Agro based products.  Madhepura is named one of the Most backward Districts in by Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

Per Capita Gross State and District Domestic Product

13404 14000 11311 11815 10237 12000 9832 10000 8102 7160 6990 8000 6874 6540 6000 4000 2000 0 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11

Per Capita Gross District Domestic Product Per Capita Gross State Domestic Product

Source: Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Govt. of Bihar

GEOGRAPHIC

Coordinates Latitude: 25º 31' to 26º 20' North Longitude: 86º 36' to 87º 07' East Temperature 40° C (Max.) 7° C (Min.) Average rainfall 1300 mm Area 1788 sq. km Altitude 43 meters

DEMOGRAPHIC

Population 19,94,618 Population density 859 per sq km Population growth 30.82% Sex ratio 914 per 1000 male Literacy rate 53.78% Languages spoken & Maithili

INDUSTRIAL

Registered industrial units 346 Registered medium & large unit - No. of industrial areas 02 Type of industries Food processing, wood/wooden based furniture, steel fabrication, repairing & servicing.

Source: MSME – DI , official website of district

INVESTMENT

 Madhepura has a strong agricultural background and has achieved commendable growth in this field over the last few decades. has provided water to farm lands.  Madhepura has an agrarian economy. Madhepura district has received maximum investment in agro based industries. Madhepura is also famous for wood and wooden based furniture. Madhepura has a potential for based furniture. Investments (Rs. Lakh)

450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 0

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

INDUSTRIAL PROFILE

 Madhepura has huge potentiality in the district for various types of Industries in the field of food and agro based products.  Wood and wooden based furniture produced in Madhepura is famous for its quality.  There are no medium or large scale industries in the district. INDUSTRIES AT A GLANCE

Registered industrial units 346 Total industrial units 346 Registered medium & large units - Estimated avg. no. of daily workers 6 employed in small scale industries Employment in large and - medium industries No. of industrial area 2

MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREA

1.55

Murliganj

4.74 Uda Krishanganj

Area in Hectares

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur EXISTING MICRO & SMALL ENTERPRISES AND ARTISAN UNITS

Type of industry No. of Units Investment (Rs. Lakh) Agro based 74 406 Jute & jute based 2 30 Readymade garments & embroidery 24 30 Wood/wooden based furniture 70 150 Paper & paper products 1 2 Leather based 3 0 Chemical/chemical based 4 16 Mineral based 2 13 Metal based (Steel Fab.) 32 132 Mineral based 2 13 Repairing & servicing 1 6 Others 96 72 Repairing & servicing 1 6 Total 346 929

Source: MSME – DI Muzaffarpur

INFRASTRUCTURE

 Madhepura has 2 industrial area. Madhepura has a potential for development of SME industries.  The largest industrial area in the district is Uda Krishanganj Industrial Area, spread across 4.74 hectres.  Madhepura district does not have any medium or large scale industry.  Madhepura district has many agro based industries and it has a greater potential for development of agro based industries.

AGRICULTURE AND FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY

 Paddy, , , potato are the main agricultural crops.  Coconut development board is situated in the district.  Kosi river provides abundant amount of water for farm fields.  Excellent scope for food processing industries to be set up in the district.  husk, rice hull and rice husk ash are the agricultural waste generated in abundance in rice producing districts.  Agri-business projects based on agricultural waste material have a great potential in Madhepura.

IDENTIFIED CLUSTERS

•Principal products manufactured in the Sweet and cluster- Sweet and Namkeen Khaja •No. of functional units in the cluster - 25 Namkeen •Turnover of the Cluster - Rs. 100 lakh Khaja Cluster •Employment in Cluster - 750 -Raniganj •Average investment in plant & machinery - Rs. 50000

•Principal products manufactured in the Cluster – Bangles (Lahthi) Bamboo •No. of functional units in the cluster – 29 Works Cluster- •Turnover of the Cluster – Rs. 100 Lakh Raniganj •Employment in Cluster – 790 •Average investment in plant & machinery – Rs. 25000 TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE

•Nearest airport is

•The district is •NH 106 and 107 at 247km linked with meter pass through gauge Rail of North Madhepura district Eastern Railway •NH 106 connects

•The district is Road

Birpur with Airport Railway located on , in Bihar. Saharsa, Samastipur meter •NH 107 connects gauge Rail Section and Purnia •NH 107 connects Madhepura with Saharsa. EDUCATION

 Madhepura district literacy rate is poor at 53.78%.  Madhepura has Bhupendra Narayan Mandal University at Madhepura city, district headquarters.  Madhepura has 834 schools to provide basic education.  There are numerous schools affiliated to Bihar state board, ICSE board and CBSE board: . B R Oxford Residential Public School, Murligang Madhepura . Shiv Nandan Prasad Mandal High School, . Keshav Kanya High School, . Rash Bihari High School . Don Bosco Academy . Kiran Public School, Holy Cross, Holy angels, . Wisdom Public School . Madhepura Public School . St. Johns Public School . B.L. High School Murligang . Parasmani High School Babu Babhni . Govt. High School Amari Murliganj Madhepura . M.M. High School Kumarkhand . Project Kanya High school Kumarkhand

HERITAGE & TOURISM

 Singheshwar sthan is also a famous pilgrimage of lord Mahadeo in the country. It is situated of the distance of 8 km from Madhepura District head quarter and is renowned for its historical and religious importance. “Maa” Bhawani is called as Singheshwar and lord Shiva as Singheshwar.  Nayanagar Durga Sthan situated at the distance of 11 K.M from Gwalpara Block HQ and at the distance of 35 KM form Madhepura District head quarter. The devotees pay their floral and Bipatra offering to Goddess Durga for the fulfillment of their wishes.

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